Katrina "Relief" - How You Can Help...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency lists these organizations for those seeking to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina:

Donate cash
American Red Cross (800) HELP NOW (435-7669) English; (800) 257-7575 Spanish

Operation Blessing (800) 436-6348

America's Second Harvest (800) 344-8070

To donate cash or volunteer
Adventist Community Services (800) 381-7171

Catholic Charities, USA (703) 549-1390

Christian Disaster Response (941) 956-5183 or (941) 551-9554

Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (800) 848-5818

Church World Service (800) 297-1516

Convoy of Hope (417) 823-8998

Lutheran Disaster Response (800) 638-3522

Mennonite Disaster Service (717) 859-2210

Nazarene Disaster Response (888) 256-5886

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (800) 872-3283

Salvation Army (800) SAL-ARMY (725-2769)

Southern Baptist Convention -- Disaster Relief (800) 462-8657, ext. 6133

United Methodist Committee on Relief (800) 554-8583

Hey "thread" get back up there, don't want you to get lost in all the exciting topics of the day... *Bump*


Come on guys, dig deep, get that loose change....

The various numbers are real helpful but I didn’t think we had to post; I just looked at the Red Cross number and called.

Gee .. I didn't see any INTERNATIONAL hotlines listed.

97,000 people stranded in New Orleans without drinking water,
without food, without electricity, without medicine, with water
STILL rising ... and the heat is sweltering at over 90 degrees.

Millions of others in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama without
drinking water or electricity.

Anyone know of any INTERNATIONAL teams on the way to help?
International money donations? International ANYTHING?
I'd be really interested to know.

Venezuela says it will helpout with fuel, people, food ...
I guess we will see if it comes or not. Anyone else?
I haven't heard of any.

Many international charities are already getting involvement...just google international aid..and yes before anyone else askes, Russia, Iran and even Venezuela has offered condolences and aid, don't know what our "friends" have offered yet, but I'm sure the international community is just waiting to find out the best way and what exactly is needed at the moment.

Red Crescent and a few other not so familiar names are already in action, as well as a variety of religious and other charities all across the country.

Flyersfan.....*sighs*

International organisations listed above:
Red Cross (American division)
Operation Blessing
Salvation Army (probably american division)

In addition:
World Relief offers help

EXCELLENT NEWS! The TV News hasn't said ANYTHING and I have read
NOTHING on the news sites on the internet about this. If anyone
knows of anything specific .. I'd love to hear about it.

(I'd REALLY like to hear what Saudi Arabia will do (if anything)
to help. Like dropping oil prices??? )


[edit on 8/30/2005 by FlyersFan]

Saudi Arabia to increase oil output



Maybe you just don't read much?

One of the guy's on our storm chasing group posted this list that he compiled this morning.

Hope it helps.

www.aprweather.com...

yeah right. I read plenty. When I said
that I had seen NOTHING on this, I ment it.
One of the stories you posted was from
something called - RIA Novosti
Now THAT is something I have never seen
before. Normally I look at MSNBC, FOX, YAHOO,
etc. for news online. RIA Novosti isn't your
every day news source. At least not for me.

Here is an international link listed on globalnews.ca

www.networkforgood.org...

This site lists all the reconized non profits and links to said organizations.

IRS has a heart?

I found this and post FYI.......

IRS extends tax deadlines for those in hurricane's path



Very little in the form of relief at the moment but I provided for anyone affected by the storm..

Just a note, there is a specific Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund you can contribute to, so that the money goes just towards these kinds of disasters....

I wrote my check today...

I wish it could have been a million dollars,

my thoughts and prayers to everyone affected.

What are we paying for? The food and water now or rebuilding the city?

Good question.... I sent my check to the Red Cross, I hope that it goes for food, medical and shelter...

I feel that those Casinos that were there, should "put up" the money for helping to rebuild the cities... think about all the money that the people spent in those places....

Thats the point I was getting at, and insurance is a scam they should rebuild the city.

I was unable to get through to the Red Cross on the phone so I went to their website and was able to donate with my credit card.

So far they have raised $14,364,520.00 for the Hurricane 2005 Relief.

www.redcross.org...

store.yahoo.com...

I posted this link in the other "relief" topic,
www.infowars.com...

I would be careful with giving any donations to the Red Cross, they pocketed half of the 9/11 donations, according to CNN.

Because its a Federal US list. Also notice that operation blessing is there, and that operation blessing is a front set up by Pat Robertson that helped him mine gold in africa.